OSHA Inspection: AMBASSADOR PERSONNEL, INC.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7577.00 · Current $7577.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  a) On or about February 21, 2019 and times prior the employer exposed employees to fall hazards associated with loosing their balance or the ladder slipping out from under them resulting in a potential fall to the concrete floor when they use the next to the top step of an eight foot A-frame fiberglass ladder during sanitation work on the CIP Hopper to clean equipment.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7577.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(C): Before an employee entered a space, the internal atmosphere was not tested with a calibrated direct-reading instrument for oxygen, flammable gases and vapors and potential toxic air contaminants:    a) On or about February 21, 2019 and times prior: confined space: An employee was observed cleaning the ferment #2 tank from an A-frame ladder using a water hose to spray the inside of the tank when he stuck his face through the opened hatch into a permit-required confined space without taking any internal atmosphere readings for a visual inspection of the tank walls to ensure they had been properly cleaned.    b) On or about February 21, 2019 and times prior: confined space: An employee cleaning the blender tank from an A-frame ladder using a water hose to spray the inside of the tank stuck his face through the opened hatch into a permit-required confined space without taking any internal atmosphere readings for a visual inspection of the tank walls to ensure they had been properly cleaned.    c) On or about February 7, 2019 and times prior: confined space: An employee cleaning the four ferment tanks from an A-frame ladder using a water hose to spray the inside of the tank when he stuck his face through the opened hatch into a permit-required confined space without taking any internal atmosphere readings for a visual inspection of the tank walls to ensure they had been properly cleaned.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $8923.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolate:    a) On or about February 21, 2019 and times prior; lockout of energy sources: The employer failed to ensure employees conducting sanitation cleaning of equipment were properly trained on the host employers specific procedures for locking out energy sources on equipment such as but not limited to the roll divider.  Employees had not received training on the various energy sources and methods applicable to control those energy sources during cleaning task.    b) On or about February 21, 2019 and times prior; lockout of energy sources: The employer failed to ensure employees conducting sanitation cleaning of equipment were properly trained on the host employers specific procedures for locking out energy sources on equipment such as but not limited to the roll panomat.  Employees had not received training on the various energy sources and methods applicable to control those energy sources during cleaning task.